How to Make a Really Tasty, Healthy Nicoise Salad
December 8, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Don’t let the name of the Niçoise salad scare you!
Yes, it’s French. No, it’s not difficult to make. No, it’s not really fattening.
Nicoise is just a combination of greens, tuna, green beans, new potatoes, tomatoes, black olives and eggs – traditionally. That’s all it means…
Okay – now that’s out of the way – let’s get cooking and create this unbelievably tasty salad you’ll make over and over again!
~ Kimberly Edwards
Type: Main Dish Recipe – Fish
Serve With: Creamy Herb Dressing & crusty, French bread
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yield: Ingredients are per person – multiply if necessary
Ingredients: Per person
- 1 Tuna Steak – Per person
- 2 cups Salad Greens – Use torn Romaine, or baby salad greens like spinach, frise – whatever you like
- 4 small Red New Potatoes – Boiled until fork tender
- 4 small Read more
How to Make Healthy Creamy Herb Salad Dressing
Just because it’s creamy doesn’t mean it has to be fattening or unhealthy…
Just because it’s healthy, doesn’t mean it has to be tasteless and no fun…
I dare you to eat healthier and more deliciously – try this dressing on your next salad…You’ll be glad you did.
~ Kimberly Edwards 
Type: Sauce Recipe
Serve With: Salad,on baked potatoes or as a dip – Perfect for Niçoise Salad
Prep Time: 5 min
Yield: About 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Plain Yogurt – I prefer Balkan style; Don’t skimp here – get higher fat, organic
- 2 tbsp Kefir – Or buttermilk; Did you know buttermilk is actually low in fat despite the name.
- Juice of 1/2 Lemon
- 1 tsp Mayonnaise – Use organic or homemade; I prefer Polish mayonnaise for taste.
- 1 tbsp Chives – Finely chopped; or green onions
- 1 tbsp Parsley – Freshly chopped
- 1 tbsp Read more
How to Bake Mint and Parsley Doggy Biscuits
November 17, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Kurious & Knosey
There are times (yes, believe it or not) when my dogs have breath that’s, well, not that fresh. These are tasty, healthy and will freshen their breath too.
Plus, you’ll know exactly what went into them to ease your mind that your dogs are eating real food that’s good for them.
I love my dogs so much and I’m always baking them special, little treats. You should see their faces light up – they just know that what I’m doing is for them. So cute!
~ Kimberly Edwards
Mint & Parsley Doggy Biscuits
Type: Home Remedy Recipe
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 2 hr
Yield: ~ 80 doggy biscuits
Ingredients:
- 3-4 cups cooked rice – without using salt
- 6 tbsp freshly chopped Parsley – If using dried, about 4 tbsp
- 6 tbsp freshly chopped Mint – If using dried, about 4 tbsp
- 1 cup chopped dried Dates – Without pits
- 1 grated Carrot – If desired
- 1/2 cup Rolled Oats
- 2 whole Read more
Sentationally Stuffed Peppers with Chevre
November 16, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
My mother has always made stuffed peppers since I was little, and they’re one of my favorites – a type of soul food of mine, if you will…
…This recipe is embellished or “snazzed” up from our traditional recipe, but every bit as delicious!
~ Kimberly Edwards
Type: Main Dish
Serve With: Sour cream or plain yogurt
Prep Time: 12 min
Cook Time: 1 hr
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 1 lb lean Ground Beef
- 3 cups cooked Rice – I like using basmati or brown made with chicken stock.
- 4 large Peppers – You may use different colors, if you like.
- 1 Onion – Diced
- 6 Mushrooms – Thinly sliced; I use shiitake.
- 1/2 roll of Chevre – Goat cheese
- 1 can whole Tomatoes – Or you can slice fresh tomatoes
- 1 clove Garlic – Finely minced
- 2 tbsp Read more
Asian Pacific Cuisine at it’s Best: In Person
October 28, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Thai Seafood Curry
If you want the best food, you’ve got to go to the source!
Travel to that locale, take in the scenery and enjoy the unbelievably delicious food.
You want Asian Cuisine? Go there, experience the showmanship of well-trained chefs that take their cuisine so seriously, it’s their way of life.
Asian food, especially around the Asian Pacific, is full of interesting flavors with high impact taste, as well as delicately seasoned food that looks like a work of art on your plate – Not to mention being really fresh and extremely healthy for you.
It’s all about the experience…What better way to partake in this culture than to be right in the middle of it?
If you’re looking for an exotic place to go to take part in cuisines that are so special you’ll never forget it for the rest of your life, check out travel discount out there.
In fact, there is the Accor Hotels 3-Day Super Sale Asia Pacific going on right now with hotel rooms as low as $30 USD. Seriously! They’ve got 1 million hotel rooms at amazing rates across Asia Pacific.
With airfares at an all-time low, you are able to find bargains galore and create your very own exotic vacation…Perfect for foodies all over the world!
Countries Accor is including in their sale are: Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Indonesia, India, Bali, Korea, China, Japan, HK, and Taiwan.
Get in on this 3-Day Super Sale quickly! It only runs from October 27-29, 2009!
Take it from me – I’ve lived in Australia; been to Singapore…What unbelievable food! I still want to make it out to Thailand, Indonesia, New Zealand, Fiji, India and Bali!
The hotels in this Super Sale include: Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, All Seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and Motel 6 brands.
I’m psyched – someone’s going to get a phenomenal deal and I’m so jealous they’re going to get really authentic Asian cuisine!
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I hope you enjoyed this Asian Cuisine post on Cooking With Kimberly! Until next time…
Eat Deliciously,
Kimberly Edwards
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Kimberly’s Favorite Creamy Mushroom Soup
October 28, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Looking for something that tastes super indulgent, but without all those extra calories and fat? This soup is perfect to impress your tastebuds and your family! There never seems to be enough leftover becuase you’ll be left wanting more.
This delicious and creamy soup has a splash of red wine and is so indulgent, it seems sinful, but it’s actually good for you.
Kenney, my husband, actually customized this soup recipe from a similar recipe in The Maker’s Diet for me because my favorite everyday food to eat is cream of mushroom soup. This is a step up to a gourmet treat!
~ Kimberly Edwards
Type: Soup
Serve With: Dollop of creme fraiche or sour cream
Prep Time: 18 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Yield: 4 – 6 servings
Ingredients:
2 lbs Mushrooms – whatever varieties you desire – include enoki, shiitake, portabello, oyster, king oyster, crimini, button mushrooms, but you may also use dried mushrooms if you like.
2 cups Onions – Diced
5 cups Chicken Broth – We use reduced sodium broth or make our own.
3/4 cup Kefir
1 1/4 cup Fortified Wine – Like Port or Sherry
1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1/4 tsp Read more
Mushroom Week on Cooking with Kimberly!
October 27, 2009 by Kimberly · 4 Comments
My favorite “vegetable” (well, it’s really a fungus, but whatever…LOL) is the mushroom!
It was understood as I grew up that mushrooms were tasty, yes, but they didn’t have much nutritional benefits other than a bit of fiber and lots of water.
Until last year, this is what I thought. However, mushrooms are chock full of all kinds of special nutrients, vitamins and minerals that can only be found in mushrooms!
In fact, mushrooms are especially healthy for your immune system. Try making a creamy mushroom soup if you’re sick, instead of or in addition to your favorite chicken soup!
The thing is, just until recent years, we were pretty much stuck with only being able to access white button mushrooms at the store. These are probably the least nutritious mushrooms there are that are edible.
Nowadays, you can easily find shiitake, oyster, kind oyster, enoki, crimini and portabello mushrooms to mention a few…
When I Read more
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Specials on Parent’s Choice Infant Formula
October 24, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
Yes, infant formula can get pricey, can’t it?
Especially since on October 1st, 2009, the Women, Infants and Children program has started an initiative to encourage mothers to breastfeed because the funding for such things as infant formula, baby foods, juices, and fresh fruits and vegetables has been cut.
Many families will have to pay for infant formula themselves that are on the WIC program.
However, there are ways to decrease your costs on infant formula.
Now, store brand formula, like that which you can find at Walmart’s Parent’s Choice Infant Formula, is of the same quality as other big-name, commercial brands because the FDA regulates the minimum and maximum nutrient specifications for babies.
These types of infant formula is sold at more than 35,000 retailers like drugstores, Target, Walmart, Babies R Us, Sam’s Club, Kroger, etc. and can save parents up to 50% on formula.
In fact, Walmart’s Parent’s Choice Infant Formula is on sale right now.
You can get their Milk Infant Formula in the 15.5 oz can for $5.00 each. Also, the Gentle Infant Formula for babies that are fussy or have gas is on sale in the 12.9 oz can for $5.00 each too.
Therefore, in essence, all infant formulas are pretty much created alike. Awesome information to know for anyone who wants to save money!
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I hope you found this Healthy Eating information helpful on Cooking With Kimberly! Until next time…
Eat Deliciously,
Kimberly Edwards 
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Kimberly’s Creamy Roasted Carrot Soup
October 21, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
When life gives you carrots, make roasted carrot soup!
I looked in my mother’s fridge after returning from my trip to Dallas, hungry for a Fall soup…Running low on ingredients, my mother did have a lot of carrots – Thus, Kimberly’s Creamy Roasted Carrot Soup emerged…
~ Kimberly Edwards
Type: Main Dish
Serve With: Dollop of sour cream or plain yogurt and chopped chives.
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 1 hr
Yield: Large stock pot full
Ingredients:
2 lbs Carrots – Cut into 1/2″ pieces
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 large Onion – Peeled and quartered
4 stalks Celery – Sliced
4 cloves Garlic – Peeled
1 tbsp Butter
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Ginger – Fresh, grated is best.
1 tsp Read more
Infant Formulas: Which Brand is Best?
October 8, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
A mother’s breastmilk is the gold standard for infant nutrition.
There’s nothing like it – they simply cannot duplicate this rare commodity in a laboratory.
It has vitamins, minerals and substances that are essential to a baby’s immune system.
If a woman is able to breast feed for the traditional 12 months after the birth of their child, that’s fabulous, but many women simply aren’t able for many different reasons…
…maybe it’s too painful, they’re on medication, need to return to work in these tough economic times, they have multiple births.
Many women experience feelings of guilt if they are unable to breastfeed at all or for the entire duration of time expected. That’s when they go and buy a very expensive infant formula to compensate for these feelings of guilt instead of the less expensive store brand formula.
Not only that, in many areas of life, we often feel that you “get what you pay for”, so a more expensive formula, which is a safe alternative for babies, must be better and have more nutrition in it. They’re expensive, well advertised and come from a “reputable” pharmaceutical company…Hmmm…
Not so! The FDA regulates infant formula closely to ensure that they’re all nutritionally equivalent. That means that store-brand formulas are just as good for your baby as any other brand out there.
Good to know, right?
Apparently, as of October 1, 2009, WIC (Women, Infants and Children program) is aiming an initiative to increase breastfeeding rates amongst families. They are decreasing their subsidies for infant formula up to 20%, as well as monies for baby foods, juices, and fresh fruits and vegetables for babies.
Not only is breastfeeding the gold standard for nutrition – the best nutrition you could give your baby – but it is cheaper and doesn’t always have to be something a woman can choose to have subsidized if they’re able to breastfeed, unless they want to pay for the infant formula themselves.
So, for these families that either need to or will choose to purchase infant formula on their own, the fact that store-brand formulas are created equally with the much more expensive brands, is very helpful information.
If I need to feed my baby formula, when I have one, I would try to get an infant formula, if at all possible, that’s organic though…
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I hope you found this Healthy Eating information helpful on Cooking With Kimberly! Until next time…
Eat Deliciously,
Kimberly Edwards
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